Combination valve and water adapter for tire tubes



May28i1946. BAKER 2,400,969

COMBINATION VALVE'AND WATER ADAPTER FOR TIRE TUBES Filed July 2'0, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l as 36 /z Invenlor K. v. BAKER 2,400,969 COMBINATION VALVE AND WATER ADAPTER FOR TIRE TUBES May 28, 1946.

Filed July 20, 1945- 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

p Attornqy Patented May 28, 1946 COMBINATION VALVE AND WATER ADAPTER FOR TIRE TUBES I V Karl V. Baker, Malaga, hio Application July 20, 1943, Serial No. 495,491 a 2 Claims.

, My invention relates to combined air valves and water adapters for the tubes of pneumatic tires.

The primary object of the instant invention is to provide an air valve and water adapter for the tubes of trucks, or tractor, tires requiring a laterally projecting valve stem, and which is leak-proof, simplified as regards structure, easy to apply and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Other and subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which, together with the precise nature of my improvements and the advantages thereof, will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claims are read with reference'to the drawings accompanying and forming part I of this specification.

In said drawings:

Figure l is a view in longitudinal section of my invention showing the same assembledfor introducing water into a tire tube.

Figure 2 is a view in top plan of the cap nut,

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of said nut,

Figure 4 is a view in plan of the-washer,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section of the adapter stem conditioned for use as an air valve adapter, and

Figure 6 is a View in horizontal section on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, according to the preferred practice of my inven-- tion, the tire tube I is equipped with a tubular, right angled adapter stem providing a radial section 2, when applied, and a lateral relatively smaller section 3. The adapter stem is secured to the tube I by means of a circular, radial, intermediate flange 4 on the section 2 opposed to the outer side of said tube I a similar size washer 5 fitting around the section 2 and opposed to the inner side of said tube I, and a circular crowned cap nut B threaded onto the inner end of the section 2, within the tube I, and turned against the washer 5, so that said washer and said flange 4 clamp the tube I therebetween.

taken The flange 4 and washer 5 have serrated faces,

as at I, 8, for crimping the tube I between the same to form a tight seal. The cap nut 6, beyond the inner end of the section 2, is provided with radiating ducts 9 establishing communication between the section 2 and the interior of said tube I. The washer 5 is formed with straight,

internal side edges I 0 to fit corresponding flat sides, not shown, on the section 2, so that the washer 5 is prevented from turning on said section. The section 2 extends at its outer end beyond the section 3 to provide a nipple I I which is internally threaded and formed with an internal annular flange I2 at its inner end, and an internal outer end beveled seat I2. The cap nut 6 is provided in the crown thereof with an axial aperture I3 having an internal grooved edge, as

i at I I. The purpose of the nipple I I, flange I2 and aperture I3 will presentl appear.

An air valve fitting I5 is provided, primarily, for the outer end of the section 3, said fitting having an enlarged inner end cap section It threaded onto said outer end of the section 3, a

valve section I1, similar to the usual valve stem for tires, and which contains the usual valve insides, not shown, and receives the usual valve stem cap I 8. A rubber gasket I 9 countersunk in the bottom of the cap section I6 provides for a tight seal between said section and the outer end of the stem section 3.

A: threaded plug 2|] is provided for closing the nipple II, said plug having a wrench hold flange 2!, and a beveled shoulder 22 fitting in the seat I2, and a flanged rubber gasket 23 for clamping against the flange I2 is provided, said gasket having a dome-like center formed of flaps 24 extending through the flange I2 and adapted to normally close the gasket, while being flexible to open up for a purpose presently apparent.

Normally, the invention, as so far described, is designed for use as an air valve adapter as shown in Figure 5, the nipple II being closed by the plug 20 and the gasket 23, and air being introduced into the adapter by way of the fitting l5, in the usual manner.

However, the following devices are provided for use in conjunction with the described parts in introducing and discharging water and/or antifreeze into the tube I when desired.

An air tube 25, of smaller diameter than the section 2, is adapted to be inserted, with the plug 22removed, through the nipple I I, gasket 23, and the cap nut 5, by way of the aperture I3, into the tube I, the gasket 23 forming a seal around the tube 25, at the nipple end of the section 2, and a gasket 25, similar to gasket 23, and with a flange 26', seating in the groove I4 of the aperture I3, forming a seal around said tube 25 at the inner end of said section 2. The tube 25 is provided with a rounded, open sided, inner end 21 for preventing injury to the tube I by said inner end of the tube 25. The outer end of the tube 25 is extended through a stuifing gland 28 on an externally threaded coupling 29, and is flanged, as at 30, to retain the stuffing gland thereon. The coupling 29, for reasons presently apparent, is of the same diameter as the outer end of the adapter section 3. An axially bored screw plug 38 slidable on the tube 25 is provided for turning into the nipple ll around said tube to tighten the gasket 23 against the nipple flange l2 and around the tube 25 so as to form a watertight seal around said tube 25 preventing the escape of water out of the nipple H and section 2. e

To introduce water, or other liquid, into the tube I, the valve fitting I5 is detached, the sleeve 33, with the hose coupling 3| thereon, is attached to the outer end of the adapter section 3 so that a hose line may be coupled to said adapter stem to discharge water under pressure into the tube I by way of said adapter stem and the ducts 9 in the cap nut 6. As the Water, or other liquid, enters the tube i, the air in said tube discharges out of the tube 25. When the desired amount of water, or other. liquid, has been-introduced into the tube I, the sleeve 33, with coupling 3!, is detached from the adapter stem section 3, the valve fitting I!) replaced, the tube 25 withdrawmthe plug 33 removed, and the plug 22 replaced.

To remove water from the tube 1,- the adapter stem 2, 3 should be at the bottom of the wheel,

the tube 25 is then inserted downwardly, sub stantially as described previously, the fitting l5 attached to the coupling 29 and connected to an attached, a radial section and a lateral section having a threaded outer end, means to attach one end of the radial section to said tube in communication therewith comprising a cap nut having outlet ducts therein extending through the sides thereof, said cap also having an axial opening therein, an axial nipple at the other end of said radial section communicating therewith, a relatively smaller diameter tube extended axially through said radial section, and opening into said tube said tube having an outer end projecting out of said nipple, a pair of resilient gaskets in said nipple and opening through which said tube is slidably extended for removal, said gaskair hose, not shown, so that air under pressure may be introduced into the tube l by Way of the tube 25, thereby forcing the water, or other liquid, out of said tube 1 by way of the ducts 9 and theadapter stem sections 2, 3. V The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to impart a clear understanding of my invention without further explanation. V Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scop of the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. A combined air valve and water adapter for attachment to a tire tube comprising a tubular, right angled adapter stem forming, when ets embodying self-closing flaps permitting extension of the tube through the gaskets, an externally threaded collar on the outer end of said tube of the same diameter as the threaded end of said lateral section, and a hose coupling attachable to the threaded outer end of the lateral section and said collar selectively.

2. A combined air valve and water adapter for attachment to a tire tube comprising a tubular, right angled adapter stem forming, when attached, a radial section and a lateral section having a threaded outer end, means to attach one end of the radial section to said tube in communication therewith comprising a cap nut having outlet ducts therein extending through the sides thereof, said cap also having an axial opening therein, an axial nipple at the other end of said radial section communicating therewith, a relatively smaller diameter tube extended axially through said radial section, and opening into said tube said tube having an outer end projecting out of said nipple, a pair of resilient gaskets in said nipple and opening through which said tube is slidably extended for removal, gaskets embodying self-closing flaps permitting extension of the tube through the gaskets, an externally threaded collar on said outer end of said tube of the same diameter as the threadedouter end of said section, a hose coupling attachable to the threaded outer end of the lateral section and said collar, selectively, and an air valve attachable to the outer end of said tube when said coupling is attached to said outer end of said lateral section.

KARL V. BAKER. 

